The Fanfiction Tapes

Maya, Dylan, and Ian discuss one of Maya's personal favorite tropes, "And There Was Only One Bed", including the history of the trope and some of its uses in fanfiction, classic literature, and gaming. The article mentioned in the episode can be found here: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/theres-only-one-bed-fanfiction-trope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Platonic Relationships Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya and Ian are joined by Jaye to talk about romantic relationships in fiction, and the way that fandom interacts around that. You can find Jayeʻs works and social media here: https://archiveofourown.org/users/AlphaJaye071 https://alphajaye071.tumblr.com https://twitter.com/AlphaJaye071 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by their friend Elizabeth to talk about relationships both romantic and platonic, and dispense advice for the straights on writing queer relationships. You can find Elizabeth's original music on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@agogobell28. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special bonus episode, Maya, Ian, and Cam discuss Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, a book that is near and dear to our hearts and which we all feel very normally about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian discuss the origins and uses of stock openings in storytelling, such as the classic fairytale opening "Once upon a time." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once you have your characters, they'll need a world to interact in and with. On this episode, Barry joins Maya and Ian to discuss creating plots and building worlds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So you've settled down to write, but where to start? How about with your characters! On this episode, Maya and Dylan discuss the process of character creation for stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the biggest hurdles for fans who want to start telling their own stories is simply getting started. On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and special guest Cam offer advice and insights on overcoming that barrier and starting to write. Some writing resources: List of writing Discord servers: https://top.gg/servers/tag/writing The Submission Grinder: https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/ Query Tra...